1. Manning William Doherty was a farmer, businessman and politician serving as Ontario's Minister of Agriculture during the United Farmers of Ontario-Labour government of 1919 to 1923 and as leader of the Progressives in Opposition before leaving provincial politics.
Manning Doherty graduated from Upper Canada College and then earned a Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture from the University of Toronto's Ontario Agricultural College in 1895.
Manning Doherty then studied at Cornell University where he received his master's degree before returning to the Ontario Agricultural College to teach from 1898 to 1902 as an associate professor.
Manning Doherty was a supporter of the Conservative Party initially before being attracted to the agrarian movement and the fledgling United Farmers.
Manning Doherty became vice-president of the United Farmers of Ontario and director of the United Farmers Co-operative Company.
Manning Doherty was personally re-elected to the legislature in his riding of Kent East.
Manning Doherty served as acting leader of the Progressives through the 1924 legislative session but announced at the beginning of this tenure that he would not be seeking the leadership permanently.
Manning Doherty remained leader until January 1925 when the Progressive caucus chose William Raney as its leader after Manning Doherty refused to reconsider his retirement.
Manning Doherty resigned his seat in the provincial legislature in 1926 in order to campaign in support of the federal Conservatives led by Arthur Meighen.
Manning Doherty considered running as a federal Conservative candidate against former Liberal Labour minister John Campbell Elliott in Middlesex West win the 1926 federal election but, in the end, did not run.
Manning Doherty became treasurer of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1936 and was its vice-president when he died in 1938.